MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy ( Post-Registration )
Are you a qualified occupational therapist looking to develop your knowledge and evolve or change your career direction ? This highly respected course offers an excellent opportunity to help you fulfil your career goals and you can study full-time or part-time to fit in with your current commitments .
The MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy , starting in September 2021 , builds on the success of the former MSc ( Post Reg ) Occupational Therapy programme . It is a programme designed to support practitioners to develop and advance their practice across a variety of contexts . The programme highlights the transformational role of education that will equip occupational therapists to develop and promote sustainable and progressive practice .
As a student on this programme you will develop your knowledge of the evidence-base for / of practice and deepen your critical thinking , professional reasoning and research skills . We have designed it to suit occupational therapists from a wide range of settings and to give you the support you need to redefine your career as an advanced practitioner in education , research , leadership , policy or practice .
The MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy is embedded as an integrated pathway on an existing master ’ s framework for person-centred practice ( see page 126 ), which affords equal attention to both the philosophy of occupation and of person-centredness . This framework offers a student-centred approach to education , fostered through three approaches to learning : experiential and collaborative learning , critical discourse and evidence-based teaching .
Specifically , the MSc programme aims to ensure the centrality of occupation as part of therapists ’ postgraduate education and , in so doing , responds to the strategic drivers for change towards advanced and person-centred practice in global health and social care . Educationally , it will address philosophical concepts from occupational science and personcentred practice that will be blended throughout the programme to facilitate learning at master ’ s level .
Structure
To obtain a specific postgraduate award at QMU you must complete a number of credit-bearing modules . You can opt to study for the MSc , a PGDiploma , a PGCertificate , or register as an associate student to undertake one or two modules as part of continuing professional development . On completion of a single module , you can , if you wish , complete further modules and progress your studies to a named award .
Teaching , learning and assessment
The learning experience promotes independent , student-led study , classroom based and distance learning . This encourages students to use library , web and other resources to seek out information . Assessment on this course will be carried out through a variety of strategies , drawing on your own practice experiences . It can include case-based work , presentations , essays , systematic and literature reviews , a research proposal outline and development of a learning contract .
Teaching hours and attendance
Each module that you study on campus will require you to attend classes and carry out independent work . Your attendance requirements at QMU will depend on the module you are studying and whether you are studying full-time or part-time . Some modules are also available by distance learning .
Industry links
There are opportunities to apply your own learning to practice . We also work in partnership with a range of third sector organisations , for example Alzheimer Scotland , with whom we deliver a module connected to allied health professional ’ s practice that considers a rights-based approach .
Modules
To gain an MSc , you will need 180 credits . You will complete :
Theory & Practice of Person-centred Health & Well-being ( 20 credits ), Leading Person-centred Practice for Health & Well-being ( 20 credits ), Research Methods ( 20 credits ), Critically Engaging with Occupation 1 ( 20 credits ), Critically Engaging with Occupation 2 ( 20 credits ), Optional module choice ( 20 credits )
The modules listed are correct at time of publication ( September 2020 ) but are subject to change . In the event that modules change , QMU will seek to use reasonable endeavours to ensure that there is no detrimental impact
on students .
Placements There are no placements on this course . Careers
This course will enable occupational therapists to develop or change career direction to advanced practitioner , education , research or management . The programme does not lead to registration with the Health Care Professions Council ( HCPC ).
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